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abbey (they/them)
@abbeyosborn.bsky.social
bilingual high school English teacher in MKE. passionate about books, biking and iced coffee in no particular order. interested in dual language teaching and biliteracy. they/them/elle
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here's a little about me! I'm in my 5th year of teaching and my 2nd year working with ELLs. I live in Milwaukee, but am from Illinois. I am currently pursuing my bilingual and ESL endorsement. if I'm not teaching you can find me with a good book and an iced coffee/chai.
literally my favorite part of my first unit is teaching water names by lan samantha chang- the last line always gets me
September 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
happy second week of school i already have a cold
September 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
is it even the first day of school if i didn't make enough copies
September 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Reposted by abbey (they/them)
“GEMS ONLY is intentionally at places where Blackness may not be centered. It's about exposing people to different gems in the city."
DJ GEMINI GILLY spins beats and spreads Black joy
“GEMS ONLY is intentionally at places where Blackness may not be centered. It’s about exposing people to different gems in the city.”
milwaukeerecord.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
thinking of these lines from philip larkin's the mower today:

we should be careful

Of each other, we should be kind
While there is still time.
The Mower
The mower stalled, twice; kneeling, I found A hedgehog jammed up against the blades, Killed.
www.poetryfoundation.org
August 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
reposting @folkbum.bsky.social's words re the world we live in
https://medium.com/@folkbum/if-i-die-in-a-school-shooting-5ca349c36b15
t.co
August 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
frightening to think mass shootings are becoming a hallmark of the return to school
August 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
anyone else fear that they have forgotten how to teach over the summer??
August 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
sometimes i think i would like emailing better if there were read receipts
August 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reskeet with a tweet you still think about
August 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
going to nyc for the first time saturday-tuesday!! drop your recs :)
August 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
not to brag but I can walk to my public library
August 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
teachers who assign things on paper how do you not lose said papers (asking bc google gemini and i are not on speaking terms)
August 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
there are 39 students on one of my rosters. there are not 39 desks in my classroom.
August 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
listening to my own voice is going to be the death of my journalism career.
August 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
one day I am going to get rid of all my earthly belongings

((I am moving and I have more stuff than I realized))
July 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
bringing the tik tok debate to bluesky- what are the 4 major cities in the US?
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
just asked my partner if he wanted to recombobulate for a second

who have I become??
July 31, 2025 at 3:45 AM
only time I do not love living in milwaukee is when the cubs have lost to the brewers
July 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
looking forward to the day I have to use my Spanish in front of a class again and immediately forget it
July 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I keep seeing youtube videos announcing that the days of the video essay are over and that would be a real tragedy
July 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
why cant I save drafts on here
July 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
there are two wolves inside you:

one that says wow the air and water show is just propaganda for the military industrial complex

and one that says wow that plane did a loop-de-loop that's incredible
July 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
anyone got any tips on teaching freshmen bc i have exactly one section of english 9 next year
July 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
clark kent they could never make me hate you (despite your questionable journalism ethics)
July 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM